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Author:   Tom Warlick ,  Lucy Warlick ,  Robert Inman
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9780786431441

ISBN 10:   078643144
Pages:   215
Publication Date:   08 October 2007
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Foreword by Robert Inman      Preface      1. The 1920s: The Big Bang of Country Music      2. The 1930s: Charles Crutchfield Goes Rabbit Hunting      3. The 1940s: The Golden Age of the WBT Briarhoppers      4. The 1950s: Elvis Who?      5. The 1960s: This Was a Time for Rock and Roll      6. The 1970s: The Phoenix Rises      7. The 1980s: The Charlotte Country Music Story      8. The 1990s: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door      9. The 2000s: The WBT Briarhoppers at Twilight      Afterword      Appendix A: Letters to the Briarhopper Fans      Appendix B: Partial Discography of the WBT Briarhoppers and Individual Band Members      Appendix C: WBT Briarhopper Comings and Goings      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

fascinating --The Bluegrass Blabber; required reading for anyone interested in Southern music...a labor of love --Charlotte Observer; 'defiinitive...labor of love'...exhaustively researched and documented study...fascinating...a valuable contribution --Bluegrass Unlimited; compelling...delightful...comprehensive --The Old Radio Times; compelling...a study encompassing more than music and musicians...delightful...conprehensive --Metropolitan Washington OTR Club Newsletter; The WBT Briarhoppers have influenced lovers of old time mountain music for over 60 years. They are an institution --David Holt, Grammy Award-Winning Musician and Storyteller; During eight decades running from the Golden Age of Radio to Folk Heritage honors at the North Carolina's governor's mansion, the WBT Briarhoppers was everybody's favorite radio band. Don't touch that dial...Hit's Briarhopper Time! --Dr. Tom Hanchett, Historian for the Levine Museum of the New South, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Author Information

Environmental engineer Tom Warlick is a banjoist and founder of Bluegrass Thursday Nights and the Clover Barn Dance in Clover, South Carolina. Lucy Warlick is an artist, potter and poet who was a finalist in the James Hearst National Poetry Awards. They live in Clover.

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